Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| BlueGrace Logistics | United Shipping Solutions | |
| Investment | 65000 - 147000 | 25000 - 86000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 16-19% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2007 | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | 2011 | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| BlueGrace Logistics | United Shipping Solutions | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| BlueGrace Logistics | United Shipping Solutions | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| BlueGrace Logistics | United Shipping Solutions | |
| Training | Available at headquarters: 5 days. | Ongoing training as needed (recurrent and/or advanced) |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives, Lease Negotiation | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media | Regional advertising |
| Operations | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 5. Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators). | Franchise can be run from home. 80% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| BlueGrace Logistics | United Shipping Solutions | |
| US Expansion | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | 16-19% |
| United Shipping Solutions | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Year Founded | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | 2007 |
| United Shipping Solutions | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | 2011 |
| United Shipping Solutions | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | 5 years |
| United Shipping Solutions | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | |
| United Shipping Solutions | General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Equipment | |
| BlueGrace Logistics} | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Inventory | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Receivables | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Payroll | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | Available at headquarters: 5 days. |
| United Shipping Solutions | Ongoing training as needed (recurrent and/or advanced) |
| Support | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives, Lease Negotiation |
| United Shipping Solutions | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media |
| United Shipping Solutions | Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 5. Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators). |
| United Shipping Solutions | Franchise can be run from home. 80% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |
| International Expansion | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | |
| United Shipping Solutions | |